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Another Catholic school is shutting down in N.J. See the growing list of 30+ recent closures.

The latest Catholic school to succumb to declining enrollment will permanently close in June. [Read more]

N.J. high school principal, a former college basketball player, dies at 58

He worked in education for more than 30 years after playing basketball at La Salle University. [Read more]

Feds yank visas for 8 international students at another N.J. college in alarming trend

The university said eight students, at various stages of their academic journeys, unexpectedly lost their student visas. [Read more]

Tiny coastal N.J. school district proposes 12.5% tax hike. Residents are enraged.

Officials in the small Monmouth County district initially proposed 20.11% tax increase. [Read more]

3 N.J. schools ban Stanley cups, take-out food as they start using metal detectors

Metal water bottles, such as Stanley, Yeti or Hydro Flask, will not be permitted in the buildings, the principals said. [Read more]

Lawmakers again outraged over Newark school budgeting, this time for food

Newark rejected the "inflammatory attacks," saying the $2.8M budgeted since 2023 doesn't mean the district spent that amount. [Read more]

Feds pull $4M in funding from N.J. university for pushing ‘alarming climate scenarios’

The loss of funding is effective June 30, federal officials said. [Read more]

2 tiny N.J. school districts owe the IRS $1M each. ‘I’ve never seen this before.’

How unusual is it for a school district to owe the IRS money? Very. [Read more]

N.J. town won’t be closing 2 schools, but there’s a costly catch

A vote on adopting the next budget is scheduled for April 30. [Read more]

Rutgers slams ‘chilling’ termination of about a dozen international students’ visas

The university’s president offered a statement of support for international students and scholars. [Read more]

Educators rally in Newark to ‘Stand up, fight back’ against Trump cuts

National leaders of K-12 and higher ed unions joined Mayor Ras J. Baraka to resist pressure to drop DEI and curb free speech. [Read more]

N.J. school district left holding $3.2M bag after Trump claws back pandemic aid

The district warned that taxes could go up by more than $1,300 per household. [Read more]

‘Drag bingo’ event canceled at N.J. university following hateful messages

The event was planned by a Jewish group at a Catholic university. [Read more]

These 21 N.J. schools have the highest average SAT scores

See New Jersey's top-scoring schools and look up how your school performed on the SAT. [Read more]

N.J. Catholic school to close after  65 years

Parents and guardians were notified in an April 4 letter. [Read more]

N.J. school may fire 5 employees accused of restraining student with tape

The Barnegat school board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday. All five employees, including a teacher were put on leave. [Read more]

N.J.’s new public school rankings are out. See how your school scored.

Newly released scores rate 2,500 New Jersey schools on a scale of 1 to 100. [Read more]

N.J. school district facing huge budget gap might get a bailout by selling building for $15M

School districts throughout New Jersey are seeking ways to close budget deficits. [Read more]

These 9 N.J. school districts are taking desperate measures to keep from going broke

Layoffs, record tax increases and school closures have been proposed in school districts across New Jersey facing funding gaps. [Read more]

Education Week

School and district leaders will explore strategies to enhance STEM assessment practices across their district, within schools and classrooms. [Read more]

Education Week's Virtual Leadership Symposium 2025 [Read more]

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Chronic absenteeism is a signal, not just data. Join us for a webinar on reimagining attendance with research & AI! [Read more]

Teenagers have more spending power than ever before. States are pushing schools to teach them how to be responsible with their spending. [Read more]

In a 2017 Education Week interview, Vance said education, not protectionism, is key to a strong American workforce. [Read more]

Supplies that schools rely on are already becoming more expensive in some cases as a result of tariffs. They also cause broader uncertainty. [Read more]